During Virginia’s annual legislative session, hundreds of individuals and groups lobby elected officials. This year, LGBTQ Virginians and their supporters swept into the General Assembly with renewed hope.
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Members of the General Assembly are considering an effort to remove some of the last Confederate statues in Richmond.
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A pair of bills in the General Assembly raise questions about who should be allowed to provide preventive dental care.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is awarding Wytheville more than $4 million for damage to their sewage treatment plant during Hurricane Helene. The agency is also awarding the Commonwealth more money to cover damage from disasters that occurred in 2022.
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The Trump administration spent its first year remaking federal policy. That includes funding for programs to help unsheltered people.
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Rural Nelson County is home to plenty of wildlife, but the sheriff’s office was not prepared for a recent call about one injured animal.
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The bill now heads to the Senate where it’ll likely also pass along party lines.
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Democrats are working behind closed doors to come up with new congressional maps as part of their mid-decade redistricting effort.
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"Students need to listen before things get escalated,” one student said Tuesday.
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On the campaign trail, both candidates for governor said they wanted to repeal the car tax.Now members of the General Assembly are arguing about the best way to get it done.
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